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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 31, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 31, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Blix Donnelly |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 9,351 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: Beans Reardon 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Dick Sipek | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | Left Fielder |
| Art Rebel | Right Fielder |
| Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Pep Young | Third Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Blix Donnelly | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 31, 1945
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Donnelly
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sipek vs. Donnelly
Sipek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Donnelly
There's a wild pitch. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Donnelly
McCormick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Donnelly
Tipton hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Walters
Bergamo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rebel vs. Walters
Rebel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walters
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Walters
Sanders hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Donnelly
Miller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Donnelly
Mesner hits a fly ball into left field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Donnelly
Lakeman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Donnelly
Walters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Donnelly
There goes Walters. The throw from Rice and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Donnelly
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clay vs. Donnelly
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walters scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sipek vs. Donnelly
Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Gardner
Glenn Gardner now pitching.
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Walters
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Walters
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Walters
There's a wild pitch. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Walters
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Gardner
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gardner
Miller hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Gardner
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Walters
Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Walters
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rebel vs. Walters
Rebel hits a line drive towards first. McCormick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Gardner
Lakeman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Gardner
Walters strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gardner
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Gardner
Clay hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walters
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Walters
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Walters
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Gardner
Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gardner, and towards Marion, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Gardner
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bergamo. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tipton vs. Gardner
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young juggles the ball. That's an error on Young. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Gardner
Miller bunts towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Verban covering, for the out. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mesner vs. Gardner
Mesner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lakeman vs. Gardner
Lakeman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Walters
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Walters
Marion is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Gardner
Walters hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gardner
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Gardner
Clay hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bergamo. Clay reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sipek vs. Gardner
Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Walters
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Walters
Bergamo hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rebel vs. Walters
Rebel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Walters
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Gardner
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Gardner
Tipton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gardner
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Walters
Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Walters
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Walters
Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Gardner
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lakeman vs. Gardner
Lakeman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Gardner
Walters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lakeman moves to third. Walters moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Gardner
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clay vs. Gardner
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Walters
Debs Garms pinch hits for Pep Young.
Garms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Walters
Marion strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Walters
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Glenn Gardner.
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bergamo vs. Walters
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Burkhart
Debs Garms now playing third base. Johnny Hopp now playing right field. Ken Burkhart now pitching.
Sipek is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Burkhart
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bergamo. McCormick reaches second base with a double. Sipek moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tipton vs. Burkhart
Tipton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Burkhart
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mesner vs. Burkhart
Mesner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lakeman vs. Burkhart
Lakeman hits a fly ball into left field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Walters
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Ken Burkhart.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walters
Adams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Adams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Walters
Sanders hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Walters
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1945, game 2 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Williams W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bergamo A, lf 4 0 1 0
Clay D, cf 4 0 2 1 Rebel A, rf 2 0 0 0
Sipek D, rf 4 0 1 0 Burkhart K, p 0 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 2 0 Schoendienst R, ph 1 0 0 0
Tipton E, lf 4 0 0 0 Adams B, cf 3 0 1 0
Miller E, ss 4 1 1 1 Sanders R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mesner S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rice D, c 4 0 0 0
Lakeman A, c 5 0 1 0 Verban E, 2b 3 0 1 0
Walters B, p 3 1 1 0 Young P, 3b 2 0 0 0
Garms D, ph-3b 1 0 1 0
Marion M, ss 3 0 0 0
Donnelly B, p 0 0 0 0
Gardner G, p 2 0 0 0
Hopp J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 9 2 30 0 5 0
Cincinnati 020 000 000 -- 2
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly B (L) 1.2 3 2 2 4 1
Gardner G 6.1 5 0 0 1 2
Burkhart K 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
E -- Rice D, Young P
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 15, St.Louis 5
2B -- McCormick F 2, Clay D, Adams B
HR -- Miller E
SB -- Walters B
SH -- Miller E
HBP -- by Burkhart K (Sipek D)
WP -- Donnelly B, Walters B
T -- 2:04
A -- 9351
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